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Welcome to our brand-new portal for keeping up with the Muncie, IN art / music / activism scene.
This site hasn't been tested in all browsers or on all platforms, so keep an eye out for and please report any bugs that you notice.
The site is still in development and will continue to develop according to the needs of the community indefinitely. That means your feedback is important!
You:
Hey, what's this site all about? Why was it created?
Phantom:
Muncie's art community is awesome enough to deserve a site of its own, so it's getting one. Not for any particular kind of art, either, so theater, music, film, and everything else is welcome. Even the efforts of community organizers and activists are supported, since the foundation of our art community is the city of Muncie, and our tree cannot bear fruit without strong roots.
Apologies for the melodramatic analogy.
You:
Yeah, so the site's for the art community. But what's the real point? Why should I care?
Phantom:
Well, if you're a patron of local arts, a concert-goer, a nighlife adventurer, etc., then you can use this site as a one-stop guide to what's going on in town.
If you're not, then consider it a crash-course in what makes up your community.
If you're a promoter, venue manager, booking agent, performer, artist, gallery curator, or anybody else that needs help getting the word out about what you do, then you need the help of a website like this most of all.
There's no reason why, in this fancy Information Age, we can't engineer a website that makes promotion as easy as possible.
You:
Yeah, but I already read the local newspapers and do the MySpace / Facebook thing. I feel like my bases are covered.
Phantom:
Maybe they are. What I'm thinking is that with some hard work and brainpower, we can identify specifically what we all need out of a community website, how those needs are already met, and how they're not. Then with the aid of some volunteers like myself, we'll utilize the Internet to make Muncie a little awesomer.
You:
Awesomer?
Phantom:
Awesomer.
You:
So enough with the philosophical rhetoric. What's on TheMuncieScene.com?
Phantom:
In short, everything. News, events, flyers, gallery exhibitions, places (venues, businesses), people (performers, artists, organizers, patrons), groups (organizations, bands, theater troupes), projects, festivals, traditions, and feeds from other local websites.
You:
Wait, where?
Phantom:
Well, not all of that is up yet. The groundwork is set up, but we're allowing the site to develop over time instead of delaying its opening for a year or two while everything gets finished up. Anyhow, it's better this way because people get to weigh in on how they think the site should develop, and thus help shape it.
You:
When's everything going to be up?
Phantom:
There's no timeline set up for development. Development is just going to continue indefinitely (or until we manage to build the mythical perfect website).
You:
Sounds great. I would like to give you lots of money.
Phantom:
Oh, neat. I'll get a PayPal donation system set up soon so you can do that with your credit card.
Alternatively, you could just hand over some cash.
You:
AHA! I CAUGHT YOU! This is a heartless, capitalist, money-making operation! The site's going to be full of ads for Viagra and mortgage lenders! I am shaking my fist at you in rage!
Phantom:
All money that comes into this site, through donations or advertising revenue, will go to our local 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, the Full Circle Arts Co-op. The money left over after the site's overhead is paid for will go to fund Full Circle's community projects.
You:
But banner ads make me so angry!
Phantom:
Some sites need to rely on ads to keep running. Some sites don't, but their webmasters like receiving money anyway (who doesn't?). Since this site is being built and managed by volunteers and since content is going to be provided by the general public, it doesn't need much money. Consequently, we're not going to jam ads down your throat, and the ads that we do show are all going to be local and unobtrusive. That way, you know that every banner ad that you see is for something cool in your city that you should know about, and local businesses can get into our ad rotation and not have to compete with a hundred ads for dating websites and rain gutters.
You:
Hm. That sounds alright.
Hey, I need to cut out of here and fight a giant robot that's destroying downtown. How do I get ahold of you if I have any more questions?
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Don't forget to sign up for Cornerstone's Fall classes! The twelve week session begins September 13th and ends December 9th. Cornerstone is offering a wide variety of art classes this fall including a new addition of Jazz Vocal and Songwriting classes taught by by critically acclaimed vocalist, educator, songwriter and Blue Note Recording Artist, Jackie Allen.
Cornerstone offers classes for children 1 year old through 8th grade and include Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Ceramics, Art, Indian and Bollywood, Hip Hop, Martial Arts, Piano and more!
Cornerstone also offers classes for high school students through adults and those include Line Dance, Swing Dance, Martial Arts, Pilates, Cardio Dance Movement, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Digital Photography, Art Exploration, and more!
Financial aid and flexible payment options are available.
For more information about classes and to register visit our website, cornerstonearts.org and click on the Class Registration tab at the top. Or you can reach us in the Education Department at 765.281.9503, ext 15.
To those of you who aren't familiar with the show "Mad Men" on AMC- it's a fantastic 1960's period show, that takes place in the cut-throat retro Advertising world of New York.
AMC is holding a casting call for a walk-on role, to Mad Men, in which there is is public voting. Although friends and family have been doing a great job voting and spreading the word, I need public support in this. It's time to play ball- because the other contestants most certainly are. I've been in the top ten females through out the entire competition out of 3,000 contestants-and without public support so far, I'm proud to say that's not too shabby.
I simply need my town behind me on this- and fast.
People can vote once daily, everyday-until Sept. 16th- but the most important thing is that this link be spread regularly- virally- to garner thousands of votes.
We can do this!
This is something I really want- and is possible, I just need your support AND the support of Muncie.
Please and thank you! If anyone has ideas, I am all ears!
The Muncie-Delaware County, Indiana Economic Development Alliance is holding a photo contest in the community in the months of June and July. We are seeking high-quality photos from around the Muncie and Delaware County area. Entries are welcome from community members, students, and everyone with a camera and a good eye!
"We’d love to see a range of photos capturing people enjoying our community as well as both our architectural and natural beauty," said Traci Lutton, Project Manager for the Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance. "This call for photographs is being held to grow and diversify the Alliance’s collection of high resolution photographs to help with our marketing efforts."
Prizes will be awarded to the three best photographs submitted to the contest. Submissions will be accepted through July 16, 2010. Interested parties are encouraged to visit the contest website at http://www.muncie.com/Economic-Development-Photography-Contest.aspx for contest rules, image specifications and entry forms. For more information, contact Traci Lutton at (765)751-9126 or by e-mail at tlutton@muncie.com.
About the Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development Alliance: Vision 2011 is Delaware County's five year economic development program and is administered by the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and Delaware Advancement Corporation. For more information about the EDA, visit www.muncie.com.
On April 10, 2010, the ICPA (Indiana Collegiate Press Association) held their 51st annual awards program. These awards represent the finest journalistic and literary work of Indiana's universities.
Ball State's literary magazine, The Broken Plate, won three awards, including 1st Place in the prestigious "Best Single Issue" category. The judge stated the magazine contained "Consistently good poetry and fiction."
The Broken Plate was also awarded a 2nd Place prize for "Best Free Verse Poem" and a 3rd Place prize for "Best Cover Design."
The Broken Plate is a literary magazine produced by undergraduate students at Ball State University featuring poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The magazine is edited by students in English 489 (Practicum in Literary Editing), an immersive course in which the students edit, design and market this publication. We congratulate them for their hard work and these outstanding awards!
The Full Circle Arts Co-op board of directors is celebrating the signing of the lease for the second floor of 215 S. Walnut St., above Doc's Music Hall in downtown Muncie, IN. Plans for this space include a gallery of local art, class and workshop space, an all-ages music and theater venue, art studio space, a recording studio, and a rooftop vegetable garden.
Grantwriters and volunteers are desperately needed for this huge project, which hopes to finally bring to fruition plans dating back to the early-90s founding of Full Circle and the Creative Opportunity Center. If you would like to get involved, attend one of our board meetings or contact us.
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